قناة

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā, “reed, cane, tube”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.naːh/

Noun

قَنَاة • (qanāh) f (plural قَنَوَات (qanawāt))

1. channel, canal

   قَنَاة السُّوَيْس ― qanāt as-suways ― The Suez Canal

2. TV channel

   قَنَاة تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة ― qanāh tilifizyūniyya ― television channel

3. spear, lance
   • Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)

     يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مَقَامَ لَكُمْ بِهَا *** قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَأَدْمُعِي مِدْرَارُ
     الْجِسْمُ مِنْهُ بِكَرْبَلَا مُضَرَّجُ*** وَالرَّأْسُ مِنْه عَلَى الْقَنَاةِ يُدَارُ

     O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
     His body is in Karbala’ covered with blood *** While his head is on a spear displayed.

   Synonym: رُمْح (rumḥ)

Declension

Declension of noun قَنَاة (qanāh)

singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَاة qanāt	الْقَنَاة al-qanāt	قَنَاة qanāt
nominative	قَنَاةٌ qanātun	الْقَنَاةُ al-qanātu	قَنَاةُ qanātu
accusative	قَنَاةً qanātan	الْقَنَاةَ al-qanāta	قَنَاةَ qanāta
genitive	قَنَاةٍ qanātin	الْقَنَاةِ al-qanāti	قَنَاةِ qanāti
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَاتَيْن qanātayn	الْقَنَاتَيْن al-qanātayn	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
nominative	قَنَاتَانِ qanātāni	الْقَنَاتَانِ al-qanātāni	قَنَاتَا qanātā
accusative	قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni	الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
genitive	قَنَاتَيْنِ qanātayni	الْقَنَاتَيْنِ al-qanātayni	قَنَاتَيْ qanātay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَنَوَات qanawāt	الْقَنَوَات al-qanawāt	قَنَوَات qanawāt
nominative	قَنَوَاتٌ qanawātun	الْقَنَوَاتُ al-qanawātu	قَنَوَاتُ qanawātu
accusative	قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin	الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti	قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti
genitive	قَنَوَاتٍ qanawātin	الْقَنَوَاتِ al-qanawāti	قَنَوَاتِ qanawāti

Derived terms

• قَنَّاء (qannāʔ, “lance-bearer”)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
• Moroccan Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
• → Classical Persian: قنات (qanāt)
  • → English: qanat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.naː/, [qɑˈnæː]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

قناة • (qanā, ʔanā) f (plural قناوات (qanāwāt))

1. canal (for shipping or irrigation)
2. river bed, channel
3. channel (TV, radio etc.)